Latest News Articles by Tom Derbyshire
Hansons moves into Cornwall taking over Barbara Kirk’s former saleroom
18 December 2024Auction house Hansons has expanded to Cornwall after taking over the premises run by Barbara Kirk until her recent retirement.
Bring me sunshine and an Eric Morecambe pipe
16 December 2024British comedy star Eric Morecambe’s (1926-84) lifetime collection of showbiz memorabilia and personal treasures are set for auction at Hansons on January 10-11.
Commedia dell’arte plate is among six lots to watch
09 December 2024With estimates from £400, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week
Complete collection of Kelmscott Press books comes for sale for the first time
09 December 2024A complete collection of the books published by Kelmscott Press – the passion project of William Morris (1834-96) – will be offered at auction for the first time at Bonhams in New York on December 17.
McQueen’s shirt swap was a final one-off
09 December 2024Graham Budd’s (24% buyer’s premium) On the Road to Manchester & The Kits of Legends Auction on October 1-2 included memorabilia from former Red Devils Gordon McQueen (1952-2023), David McCreery (b.1957) and Viv Anderson (b.1956).
1966 World Cup masterplan revealed in a simple suitcase
09 December 2024A suitcase given by a famous football manager to his next-door neighbours contained a winning formula
Liverpool FC player McLean could be the first footballer to make a debut on a cigarette card
09 December 2024When Liverpool FC played their first-ever Football League fixture in the second division in September 1893 the left-back was a Scot called Duncan McLean (1868-1941).
Baggies glory days recalled by John Kaye memorabilia
09 December 2024The late 1960s was a glorious time to be a Baggies fan.
Macintyre Moorcroft chalice is among five lots to watch
02 December 2024With estimates from £1200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Tarot cards sell for more than foreseen
02 December 2024A rare set of Belgian tarot cards, c.1750, came from the Estate of Christopher Rayner, long-standing member of the International Society of Playing Cards and at various times secretary, chairman, vice-president and president of the society.
Lowestoft birth tablet is among five lots to watch
25 November 2024With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Words and pictures bring the Great War experience alive
25 November 2024An eight-page account of the famous football match played on Christmas Day in the First World War during an unofficial truce was a highlight of a remarkable album compiled by Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse Maude Alice Lineham (1883-1967).
Napoleon’s asylum hope went up in smoke
25 November 2024A pair of pistols that were presented by Napoleon just six weeks after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo are on offer in Thomas Del Mar’s sale of Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria on December 4.
Fill the starring role by winning an astronomy board game
25 November 2024John Wallis was one of the leading publishers of board games in the early 19th century. One of them, Science in Sport, or the Pleasures of Astronomy, was first issued in 1804 and revised in 1815.
Tunbridge ware table cabinet is among five lots to watch
18 November 2024With estimates from £500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Agatha Christie collection detects high demand
18 November 2024Highlights from the The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper offered at Forum